Middle East
		Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 26, 2021
Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use
						RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco plans to allow the farming, export and domestic sale of cannabis for medical and industrial use,…					
				
			
		Bahrain becomes 1st nation to grant J&J shot emergency use
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 26, 2021
Bahrain becomes 1st nation to grant J&J shot emergency use
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain became the first nation to authorize Johnson & Johnson’s new single-dose coronavirus vaccine…					
				
			
		Militia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 26, 2021
Militia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several
						BAGHDAD (AP) — A US airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one…					
				
			
		Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 25, 2021
Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq
						BAGHDAD (AP) — Explosive-laden drones that targeted Saudi Arabia’s royal palace in the kingdom’s capital last month were launched from…					
				
			
		Gaza is open again, to the south. But for how long?
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 25, 2021
Gaza is open again, to the south. But for how long?
						RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – A fleet of yellow Mercedes taxis lines up outside Gaza’s newly reopened Rafah crossing into…					
				
			
		Netanyahu, long a supporter of LGBTQ rights, courts homophobes and racists in bid to cling to power
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 25, 2021
Netanyahu, long a supporter of LGBTQ rights, courts homophobes and racists in bid to cling to power
						Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) – On the smorgasbord of Israeli politics there’s a democratic advantage in offering something for everyone. But…					
				
			
		German cabinet agrees to extend Afghanistan mission
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 25, 2021
German cabinet agrees to extend Afghanistan mission
						German troops are likely to stay on in Afghanistan as the government on Wednesday agreed to extend its military mandate in the…					
				
			
		US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 25, 2021
US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources
						WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A declassified version of a US intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday finds that Saudi…					
				
			
		Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 25, 2021
Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons…					
				
			
		German court sentences Islamic State recruiter
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 24, 2021
German court sentences Islamic State recruiter
						CELLE, Germany (Reuters) – A German court on Wednesday sentenced an Iraqi preacher to more than 10 years in prison…					
				
			